Radiographic and Clinical Comparison of Post-reduction Splinting Constructs in the Treatment of Acute Displaced Distal Radius Fractures

A splint made of 8-10 layers of plaster rolled into a single long sheet which begins at the distal volar crease of the hand and traverses around the elbow and stops at the dorsal metacarpal heads. The skin is protected with cotton cast padding (webril) and the splint is held in place with ace bandages

A 2-part splint made of 8-10 layers of plaster. The piece traverses from the distal volar crease of the hand to the volar aspect of the proximal forearm. The second piece runs along the dorsal aspect of forearm from metacarpal heads to proximal forearm. The elbow is left free. In the same fashion as the sugar tong splint, the skin is protected with cotton cast padding (webril) and held in place with ace wrap